Passing through the stone gate, it was just a seemingly ordinary stone room, with only two large iron boxes in addition to a stone couch and a stone platform.

In front of the stone platform, a figure in a black cloth robe faced the two of them, holding a book with a crumpled and yellowed paper in his hand and reading it intently, with two black iron chains at the wrists of his hands and at the ankles of his feet.

"Who is Your Excellency? Have you ever seen a burly man and a man in black come here?" Tong Bo looked around, fully guarding against the sudden situation.

"It's been a while since I've heard a stranger's voice. The reader sighed, put the book in his hand on the stone platform, and slowly turned around, and the bracelet and anklet still made a "ding" collision sound from time to time.

"Father, is it really you?" When Liu Ningshi saw the face of the book reader, she was shocked, this person had been missing for many days, and Liu Yuanzhi was the first book in the dynasty.

"Ning Shi, how did you find this place?" Liu Yuanzhi saw Liu Ning Shi's eyes flashed with a hint of surprise, and then returned to normal.

"We followed the two thieves to the secret room here, but they were nowhere to be found, but we didn't expect to see my father. Liu Ningshi looked at Liu Yuanzhi with the bracelet and anklet, and couldn't help but feel sour: "I'll break this chain first." ”

Liu Ningshi pulled out the dragon-shaped dagger and swung it towards the chain, and the "bell" cut the chain open two openings, and the two chains fell off from Liu Yuanzhi's hands and feet.

"Tong Bo, the guard of the lowly Jingwei Mansion, see Lord Liu. Tong Bo made a series towards Liu Yuanzhi, and said in his heart: "Although this Liu Yuanzhi was imprisoned, his face was as usual, and he did not lose his bearing, and he deserved to be a book in the court." ”

"Guards don't have to be polite. Liu Yuanzhi smiled and held Tong Bo's hands: "These days, the little girl is so ashamed of your care, I hope her brutal and willful nature will not cause you trouble." ”

"Father, what nonsense are you talking about? Am I so bad?" Liu Ningshi shook Liu Yuanzhi's arm coquettishly.

"Miss Liu has always been very sensible, and Master Zhongshu is really too humble. Tong Bo smiled: "I don't know how the adults got here?"

"Father, Ning Shi also wants to know?" Liu Ningshi had tears in her eyes: "The house was attacked by a gang of killers that night, and Sister Qing Yao has also become delirious now. ”

"My father was reading a book in the study that day, and I was a little delirious when I looked at it, and when I woke up, I was sent here. Liu Yuanzhi gently patted Liu Ningshi's wrist: "If I'm not mistaken, all of this is what Han Xun said." ”

"How did you find out?" Tong Bo looked around: "This stone chamber seems to be sealed, and there is no other way out. ”

"Ever since I met Han Xun in the Imperial Garden, I suspected that he was a descendant of the Han family who had slipped through the net twenty years ago, so I secretly investigated the matter. Liu Yuanzhi breathed a sigh of relief: "But unexpectedly, I have been locked in this stone room so far, if it wasn't for you breaking in, I don't know how long I would stay here." ”

"Father! Han Xun's matter has been clarified, and he has been given death by His Majesty. Liu Ningshi whispered what happened to Liu Yuanzhi.

"Hey, I don't think your grandfather and Zhang Sinong actually conspired to do this, so I should demote three levels to atone for his sins. Liu Yuanzhi said: "If I can still go out, I will definitely go to His Majesty's Imperial Court to thank you." ”

"Father, do you think there will be a secret passage in this stone room to get out?" Liu Ningshi looked around: "What are these two boxes?"

"This box has been locked like this since two black-clad and masked men carried it here recently, and no one has ever opened it. Liu Yuanzhi moved his wrist and smiled unnaturally in his eyes.

"It's easy to do, I can split the lock. Liu Ningshi stepped forward, and the dragon-shaped dagger in her hand waved twice, and the two copper locks fell off in response.

"There is so much silver in this box?" Liu Ningshi stuck out her tongue in shock the moment she pushed open the lid of the box.

"Hmm, there are some errand clothes embroidered with the word 'tax' in this box, and there are a lot of tax labels?" Tong Bo also stepped forward and pushed open a lid.

"Tax cards? Liu Ningshi picked up one of the tax cards and stroked the back: "There is no wave-shaped relief on the back, this is a fake tax card!"

"Brother Xiangyun, how many tax clothes and how many tax cards are in this box?" asked Tong Bo as Liu Ningshi began to count the silver taels in the box.

"Hmm, one, two。。。。。。 Tong Bo also began to count the business clothes and tax cards: "There are a total of 30 business clothes and 29 tax cards." ”

"Twenty-nine yuan?" Liu Ningshi took out the tax card she picked up in the household office from her bosom and handed it to Tong Bo: "Brother Xiangyun, see if this piece is exactly the same as these twenty-nine yuan." ”

"It's exactly the same. Tong Bo carefully compared the tax card in Liu Ningshi's hand with the tax card in the box: "This is what you picked up when you talked to me about fighting with that burly man?"

"That's good!" Liu Ningshi pondered, "But where did the burly man and the man in black flee to? Did they disappear out of thin air?"

"Ning Shi, what are you talking about? Liu Yuanzhi on the side saw that they had opened the box, and his face became calmer than Fang Cai.

"Father, recently someone in the city has been pretending to be a court tax collector to cheat taxes?" Liu Ningshi pointed towards the box: "These silver and tax cards are stolen goods. ”

"Miss Liu is right, these stolen goods appear in this stone room, and the fake tax collector must have nothing to do with the Su family. Tong Bo said as he observed Liu Yuanzhi's reaction.

"But we're all trapped here now, and it's hard to get out. Liu Yuanzhi said that he actually sat back in front of the stone platform and read the book.

"The adults are not chaotic in the face of danger, it is really good to cultivate, and Bo deeply admires it. Tong Bo became more and more interested in this Liu Yuanzhi, and couldn't help but praise it.

"Yuan Zhi has been locked up for many days and has long been used to it. Liu Yuanzhi shook his slender mountain and said with a smile: "It's Tong Guard, who must have extraordinary skills if he can find this place." ”

"It's all the credit of Miss Liu to break this formation, and I dare not be ashamed. Tong Bo stood behind Liu Yuanzhi and made a series of gestures towards him: "Dare to ask your lord, what time of day do the people who care about you come to deliver food?"

"Father, you see that the Tong guards all said that it was their daughter's credit to be able to find you. Liu Ningshi looked at Liu Yuanzhi with a smug expression.

"That's because the guards don't want to take credit. Liu Yuanzhi shook his head at Liu Ningshi and smiled: "Every day at the end of the day and the time of the day, do the Tong guards want to break through on the occasion of delivering food?"

"Is this a plan, I don't know if it's feasible?" Tong Bo heard Liu Yuanzhi's words, and knew that it was unlikely.

"No way. Liu Yuanzhi pointed to the wall opposite the stone platform: "There is a small window over there, which can be opened by pressing the mechanism of the person outside, and the daily meal is from here, and I have never even seen what the person who delivers the meal looks like." ”

Tong Bo and Liu Ningshi glanced at each other, and exchanged secretly: "This is troublesome, the entrance when we came has been blocked, do you really want to hope that Su Ruhai will find us?"

In the gambling arena outside the secret room, all the gamblers were driven to the center of the ring, they bent over, their heads were in their hands, their faces were frightened, and some timid gamblers couldn't help but tremble.

Su Ruhai was staring at Yun Thirteen with an angry expression: "Yun Steward, what are you calling so many black-clothed guards for? Also, what's going on with this secret passage?"

"Third son, Brother Ge, don't wade into this troubled water. Yun Thirteen's always kind face changed color and was as cold as frost at this time: "To be honest, this secret room doesn't know what's going on, everything has to wait for the master to come and decide." ”

"Steward Yun, what about you deceiving a three-year-old child?" Su Ruhai didn't give an inch: "You are one of the four stewards here, will you not know about this secret room?" Also, you don't send someone in to find someone?"

"No one is allowed to move. A serious and neutral voice came from Su Ruhai's ears, which made him shudder.

"Dad!" Su Ruhai looked at the oncoming Su Xing, and his heart couldn't help but sink: "My friend。。。。。。 ”

"Get out of the way, and I'll settle accounts with you later. Before Su Ruhai could finish speaking, Su Xing interrupted him with a loud shout: "You two, take this evil obstacle away." ”

The two black-clothed men behind Su Xing were holding Su Ruhai's two arms on the left and right, dragging his fat body and about to take him away.

"Wait!" Su Ruhai used all his strength to shake off the two black-clothed people, and shouted extremely roughly: "Dad, my friends are still inside, what do you want to do to them?"

"Smack!" Su Xing saw that Su Ruhai actually resisted, and slapped his hand angrily: "Useless things, don't take them away." ”

"Daddy, Daddy, what the hell are you trying to do, my friend is still in the secret room. This time, the two men in black were on guard, and their four hands were clasped on Su Ruhai's arms like crab pincers and dragged him away, leaving only the hysterical shouts echoing for a long time.

"Master, what should I do with this secret room?" Yun 13 asked as he looked at Su Xing, whose face was sinking like water, and clenched his fists.

"You can't keep the secret room, seal it up. Su Xing looked at the gamblers in the center of the ring and snorted coldly: "These people can't be killed, so each person will reward them with a pill." ”

"Yes!" Yun Thirteen's eyes were cold.

Liu Yuanzhi still looked at the wrinkled yellow book in his hand calmly, Tong Bo carefully turned around in the stone room again, and shook his head towards Liu Ningshi: "There is indeed no second way out here. ”

"Brother Xiangyun, Fang Ning Shi has counted carefully, this box is a good piece of loose silver, but it is only five thousand taels. Liu Ningshi's face was slightly disappointed.

"Miss Liu, you and Master Zhongshu haven't seen each other for a long time, so you must have a lot to say. Tong Bo didn't answer her words: "Bo go and wait outside, if there is something to call." ”

"Brother Xiangyun, you 。。。。。。 Without waiting for Liu Ningshi to speak, Tong Bo walked out of the stone room without looking back.

"Hmph, Brother Xiangyun, what's going on? Liu Ningshi stomped her feet and became angry.

"Hahaha, after all, it's a young man, and when he hears bad news, he gets upset. Liu Yuanzhi laughed.

Although Tong Bo walked extremely slowly, his mind was running rapidly: "This fake tax collector seems to be arrogant and reckless, but in fact he is delicate, he deliberately left a black cloth strip at the fork in the secret room to play with a false hand

The trick of fiction and reality has led me and Miss Liu into the formation, and this kind of person will never swagger through the market for no reason. ”

"First go to the poor place in the west of Jinling City to cheat taxes, and then break into the household department, and then come to this gambling arena, is it to lure Miss Liu to take the bait?" Tong Bo thought about it, the bigger his head became: "And this Liu Yuanzhi, at first I heard that we were looking at the box with a very unnatural expression, and then he was calm again, does he have anything to do with who the fake tax collector is?"

"Escort Tong, it's not good, the door of the secret room outside has been sealed by Su Xing. Just as Tong Bo was thinking about it, Ge Er also ran in in a panic.